Shirley Ann Gregory Davis Whitehead

SHIRLEY ANN GREGORY DAVIS WHITEHEAD

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Ann Davis Whitehead, age 89 of Glen Allen, were held Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, at 3 p.m. from Bowen Funeral Home Chapel.  Burial followed in Morris Cemetery. She died  Friday, Dec. 27,  in the Diversicare Health Care Center in Winfield.  
Shirley was born in Union, South Carolina, on July 7, 1935, to Van and Ruth Small Gregory. She attended Union County High School.  After graduation she joined the United States Air Force where she met her first husband, Joe Neil Davis. After completing her enlistment, she and Joe were married and were stationed in Wyoming, Alabama and France. While stationed in France Joe passed away suddenly at the age of 26 in 1959.  Shirley returned to Joe’s hometown of Fayette and attended Shelton State, where she received her nursing degree and worked for many years in the Fayette and Winfield hospitals. She met Rusty Whitehead, and they were married in 1966. They raised their children in Glen Allen. She retired from nursing to become a full-time caregiver to her parents until their death.  She was a member of the Oasis Church in Winfield for over 40 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Joe Davis and Rusty Whitehead; a son, Rex Whitehead; and a son-in-law, Billy Sullins.
Shirley is survived by her son, John Davis (Wanda); daughters, Sissy Sullins (Billy-deceased) and Gina Lynn (Bryon); daughter-in-law, Debbie Whitehead (Rex-deceased); grandchildren, Jason, Greg (Kimberly), and Jonathan (Brittany) Davis, Heather May (Brad), Amber Whitson (Dusty), Ben Sullins (Carrie), Shondra Podmore (Keith), Peyton Whitehorn (Dakota), Angela Stiefel (Elijah) and Jennifer Robertson (Calan);  great-grandchildren, McKenzie Shade (Tyler), Rylee and Brady May, Zoe and Zander Whitson, Olivia Webb, Piper, Jackson and Rylie Davis, Willow Whitehorn, Chris and Brooklyn Podmore, Karley and Kennady Sullins, Kenzey Harding, Eleanor Stiefel, Elijah Jay Allen Stiefel, II, and Rowan and River Robertson; and a host of other relatives, church family and close friends.
In lieu of flowers the family request that donations be made to; Gentiva Hospice 74 Industrial Parkway, Jasper, AL 35501 or 205-384-3882.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield directed.